Oh, and I've alresdy decided that there will be a zepplin trade route from Alfrasia, to Not-Hong-Kong, and then to Not-China. Full of opiates, because why change a good thing?

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Awesome!

I must ask then, what sort of feel are you going for, in terms of systems of governance? I know you've mentioned a queen, and I get the feeling the government is an absolutist one. Is this accurate?

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It will be a strong centralized monarchy under the direct authority of the Ever Queen. Individual regions, or ser serau, are entrusted to powerful vassals called great princes.

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Man. The one who ended up in charge of Zaskar really screwed the pooch huh?

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I've been considering a state-run aircraft based courier service for my own nation-my reasoning being Zaskar is a big place, and markedly less "civilized" in the sense of not having to worry about things like SPIDER WASPS.

And also, perhaps, less urbanized in general, and more scattered. So an aircraft based mail service makes remarkable sense-it's a good stopgap, and it'd be fairly fast.

Hm.

Also been tossing around some of the island included in Zaskar's claim being, officially, "free ports" under Zaskar's protection. Technically indepedent.

So, of course, Zaskar knows nothing about the pirates supposedly operating out of these ports and preying upon imperial shipping.

Absolutely.

Nothing.

I'd be happy to have counter-privateers and suchlike included within the Empire, perhaps a specialised group of aeroplane pilots and wingsuitists designed to hunt them down?

I dunno, whoever's close enough to launch raids on a convoy of drugs I suppose.

If you want, you could have privateers, combated by the force I mentioned earlier?

Well, large, slow moving zepplins packed full of expensive opiates on the way out, and silk, spices and whatever else from Not-China would be a very juicy target for privateers, don't you think?

Hows that?

Is it too late to join? I'm interested.